12 February 2010

Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning Oliver Dulic called on magistrates and public prosecutors today to raise citizens´ awareness with their own actions of the need to respect environmental protection regulations.
Speaking at a press conference, at which a manual for judges and prosecutors who are to conduct environmental protection proceedings was presented, Dulic said that those who pollute the environment must be rigorously punished.

Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos expressed the hope that within Europe Serbia will get to be one of the most advanced nations in drafting legislation that will deal with the problems of pollution.

Kypreos stressed that the task of the OSCE Mission is to provide assistance to Serbia in legislation that should be in line with EU standards.

Source: EkoForum